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Hong Zhengshuo had just entered the household department, and at the time of establishing his prestige, Zhao Junchen's reprimand was to give him a disgrace and make him lose face in front of all the officials of the household department.

But at this time, seeing Hong Zhengshuo's decisive confession, but kicked the ball back, Zhao Junchen couldn't help but secretly praise this person in his heart for being shrewd, able to bend and stretch, and to distinguish priorities.

Hong Zhengshuo knows very well that face is only a trivial matter after all, and there will always be a chance to redeem it in the future, but as long as the current predicament of the household department is solved, he, as the person in charge of the household yamen, will make great contributions, and maybe he can covet the position of the household secretary.

And if the household department wants to get through the current predicament, he must have Zhao Junchen come up with an idea, so he doesn't care about Zhao Junchen's reprimand at all, as long as Zhao Junchen can come up with a way.

Zhao Junchen naturally has a way to help the household department tide over the current predicament, but Hong Zhengshuo is a member of the "imperial party", and Zhao Junchen naturally does not want him to take advantage.

So, after Zhao Junchen took a deep look at Hong Zhengshuo, he said slowly: "What's the way...... There are a few! But whether it can be done or not depends on Hong Shilang's determination and means! ”

Hong Zhengshuo hurriedly bowed and saluted: "Please also ask Zhao Gechen to teach!" If the household department can overcome the current predicament, all the household officials will be grateful to Zhao Gechen for his kindness! ”

Zhao Junchen shook his head with a chuckle, and then said: "According to the opinion of this pavilion, if the household department wants to gather enough food and grass in the shortest possible time, it must start from three aspects!" First of all, I asked His Majesty for an order that the autumn tax in Shaanxi and Gansu this year does not need to enter the treasury, and after the yamen in Shaanxi and Gansu have collected the autumn grain, they will be directly handed over to Huamachi Camp to solve the urgent need;

Secondly, the household department sent people to negotiate with the yamen of the Ministry of Rites to expand the number of donated prisoners in Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu next year, and at the same time to inform all localities that the quota of Guozijian next year will only accept grain donations, and the grain donations in Zhili, Shanxi, Shaanxi and Gansu will also be directly handed over to Huamachiying;

In the end, there is actually a part of the grain in the imperial treasury, which is the rice of the clan, nobles, and officials for the next three months...... As early as four months ago, in order to support the war in Shaanxi and Gansu, the imperial court had exchanged all the rice in the first three months for silver and distributed it to the clan, nobles, and officials.

Oh, by the way, you just said that the treasury has no silver now, but it doesn't matter, although the treasury is out of silver, but there is still a lot of silver in His Majesty's private money, you can borrow some from Your Majesty, and wait until the autumn tax is in the treasury and then return it to Your Majesty!

In this way, it can be said that the three-pronged approach can completely make up for the logistics gap in the front-line war! After this year's autumn tax is put into storage, the current predicament of the household department will be overcome! ”

After speaking, Zhao Junchen looked at Hong Zhengshuo's expression with a smile, waiting for Hong Zhengshuo's decision.

As Zhao Junchen expected, after Hong Zhengshuo listened to Zhao Junchen's method, his face suddenly changed.

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The three proposals put forward by Zhao Junchen seem to have perfectly solved the gap in the logistics of the Hetao war.

However, in fact, once these three proposals are put forward, they will inevitably cause an uproar among the government and the opposition and controversy between the government and the people, and not only will they offend various forces, but even if they temporarily solve the immediate predicament, it will be easy for them to take responsibility and take the blame afterwards.

Zhao Junchen's first proposal seems to be a big problem, after years of natural disasters in Shaanxi and Gansu, many places have obtained the tax exemption grace of the imperial court, and the autumn grain levied is not much, bypassing the treasury to hand over this batch of autumn grain directly to Huamachiying, in addition to not complying with the rules, there is not much of a problem.

However, the reason why a rule is a rule is because it can effectively avoid disputes and disputes in all aspects!

Once the autumn grain in Shaanxi and Gansu bypasses the state treasury and is directly handed over to Huamachiying, it means that the household department can no longer monitor the current situation of the money and grain of the officials in Shaanxi and Gansu, and the officials in various places will have the opportunity to make a big move! How serious such a situation is and what kind of consequences it will cause, anyone with a discerning eye can see clearly!

In the end, once there is a financial problem in Shaanxi and Gansu, the household officials who put forward this suggestion in the first place will also be unlucky!

As for Zhao Junchen's second proposal, the problem is even greater!

Guozijian recruits a group of inmates every year, and the inmates have the qualifications to directly participate in the township examination, which are roughly divided into four categories, namely the eunuch, the tribute supervisor, the shadow supervisor, and the regular supervisor.

Among them, the "regular eunuch" is also known as the "donation prison", which is the student of the imperial court who allows his children to enter the national prison after the rich people donate money and grain to the imperial court; Compared with the first three types of donors, this type of inmates has always been regarded as a different way and has always been criticized!

In the eyes of readers, they have been studying hard for decades, all of them are full of poetry and books, and they are full of wealth, but they still have to go through layers of selection and many competitions before they have the opportunity to enter the Guozijian, but why can those rich people just donate a batch of money and food, and then they can arrange their children to enter the Guozijian at will? Naturally, he was greatly unconvinced!

Over the years, whenever the imperial court has expanded the number of prison donations, it will cause an uproar among Shilin students, and the court officials who put forward this proposal will be scolded by the world's scholars without exception!

Zhao Junchen's third proposal, the consequences are even more serious!

At present, not only do there be silver but no grain in the treasury, but the same situation is also among the people, so the price of grain is soaring everywhere, and if the rice of the officials, nobles, and clans is exchanged for silver, it means that their wealth has shrunk, and they must spend more silver to buy the same amount of rice!

Therefore, once this proposal is put forward, it is equivalent to harming the interests of the hundred officials, nobles, and clans at the same time, and the person who put forward this proposal will inevitably cause retaliation and backlash from all forces!

As early as four months ago, under the instigation of Zhao Junchen, Liang Fuchen had put forward this proposal, which caused an uproar at that time, even if Liang Fuchen, as a cabinet elder and with the full protection of Emperor Deqing, he also provoked a fishy shame, and finally calmed down the turmoil.

Even if a high-ranking and powerful court official like Liang Fuchen made such a suggestion, he would be disgraced after making such a suggestion, if those officials whose status was far inferior to Liang Fuchen made such a suggestion, what kind of result would be ushered in, not to mention!

Therefore, after hearing Zhao Junchen's proposal, Hong Zhengshuo suddenly found that Zhao Junchen had dug a deep and big trap for him, and now he was waiting for him to take the initiative to jump in!

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At this time, after seeing Hong Zhengshuo's face change and not daring to answer, Zhao Junchen asked with a smile, "What?" Did Hong Shilang think that there was something wrong with the cabinet's proposal? ”

When asking, Zhao Junchen's expression and attitude were quite relaxed and calm, as if it was an easy thing for the household department to realize these proposals.

Zhao Junchen has now stepped down from the position of the head of the household department, and he came to the household department yamen this time just to "guide the town", and the person who finally makes the decision can only be the household official, and the person who bears all the responsibilities is also the household official, Zhao Junchen naturally stands and talks without back pain!

Zhao Junchen's attitude is quite relaxed, but Hong Zhengshuo is under a lot of pressure and sweating like rain!

Once Hong Zhengshuo acts according to Zhao Junchen's suggestion, it means that he will offend the scholars, officials, nobles, and clans all over the world at the same time, and he may become a scapegoat afterwards.

So, after hearing Zhao Junchen's questioning, Hong Zhengshuo didn't dare to show his attitude at all, but said: "Zhao Gechen's proposals are naturally quite effective, but the matter is big, and the lower official is just a household servant, but he doesn't dare to call the shots at all...... Otherwise, these things will still be raised by Zhao Gechen to His Majesty in person tomorrow morning? ”

Hong Zhengshuo still wants to kick the ball back to Zhao Junchen.

However, if you want to create food and grass out of nothing, you must encroach on the interests and benefits of others, which is completely offending people, and Zhao Junchen is naturally not sensitive.

As early as four months ago, Zhao Junchen was still the secretary of the household department, and he pushed all these things that offended people to Liang Fuchen, and now Zhao Junchen is no longer the secretary of the household department, so he can naturally shirk responsibility more openly and brightly.

At this time, Zhao Junchen just wanted to force Hong Zhengshuo to make these decisions personally, let him bear all the consequences, and then get out of the household yamen!

After seeing Hong Zhengshuo's hesitant attitude, Zhao Junchen's face suddenly darkened, and his expression became stern again, and he reprimanded: "This cabinet has already entered the cabinet as an auxiliary government, how can this kind of thing be brought forward by this cabinet?" Could it be that Hong Shilang wants the cabinet to interfere in the six ministries? This is a taboo in the imperial court!

Just above today's early dynasty, His Majesty has repeatedly told the Cabinet not to pay too much attention to the affairs of the Household Department, and to let your household officials take charge of it. Do you want to make the Cabinet's protest fail?

Now, this pavilion is also in town, and it has also pointed out, and it has completed His Majesty's explanation! How you do it, that's your own business! If the chaos in the household department cannot be reversed for a long time, and the logistics and forage of the front-line war cannot be prepared for a long time, the last person to take responsibility will not be this cabinet! Regarding this point, Hong Shilang, you must think about it carefully! ”

Hong Zhengshuo couldn't help but be a little flustered, and hurriedly prevaricated again: "But Xiaguan is just a household servant, this kind of thing is too important, and Xiaguan doesn't dare to be the master at all......"

Before Hong Zhengshuo finished speaking, Zhao Junchen interrupted impatiently waving his hand: "Now that the head of the household department has not been appointed for a long time, the head of the household department can naturally act on behalf of the household department with full powers!" Hong Shilang's words are a bit prevaricated! Could it be that you don't want Tobe to get through the current difficulties? ”

Hearing Zhao Junchen's words, Hong Zhengshuo's eyes suddenly lit up, and he turned his head to look at Ma Sen, who had always been low-key.

Ma Sen is the left attendant of the household department, and Hong Zhengshuo is the right attendant of the household department, although Hong Zhengshuo's influence within the household department is stronger, and Ma Sen is not very much regarded in his eyes on weekdays, but Ma Sen's identity on the face is above Hong Zhengshuo after all.

Therefore, Hong Zhengshuo wants Ma Sen to come forward to make a decision and bear the consequences.

However, after Ma Sen entered the household department, although he has been suppressed and unable to get ahead, he is an old man under Zhou Shangjing after all, and he is definitely a smart and shrewd person.

At this time, after Ma Sen saw Hong Zhengshuo's reaction, he immediately guessed Hong Zhengshuo's wishful thinking, and naturally thanked him.

Without waiting for Hong Zhengshuo to express his position, Ma Sen was already the first to speak: "Speaking of which, when His Majesty appointed Hong Shilang to serve in the household department a few days ago, he made it clear that before the candidate for the household department was determined, all the affairs of the household department were dominated by Hong Shilang!"

Therefore, although Hong Shilang is only the position of the household servant now, it is also equivalent to the fact that the household is still the book! Therefore, whether the household yamen should act according to Zhao Gechen's suggestion or not, everything is decided by Hong Shilang, and the contemptible people should be the head of Hong Shilang! ”

Hong Zhengshuo hurriedly shook his head and waved his hand: "No, no, no!" Although His Majesty has a will, but after all, the Zuo Shilang of the household department is still Lord Ma, according to the rules of the imperial court, once Shangshu is unable to perform the government, the six yamen will be headed by Zuo Shilang, in this case, it is naturally better to take the lead of Lord Ma! ”

Ma Sen also shook his head and waved his hand again and again, and said: "This is just a conventional rule, it doesn't have to be like this!" Since His Majesty has already issued a clear will, it is natural to act in accordance with His Majesty's will! It's better to leave these things to Hong Shilang! ”

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Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen both knew that the imperial treasury was indeed out of food, and because of the sediment congestion of the canal, the autumn grain from all over the south could not enter the treasury for a long time.

However, the logistics of the Hetao war must be solved as soon as possible, and when everyone is helpless, since Zhao Junchen has come up with a clear method, the imperial court will still follow Zhao Junchen's methods in the end.

However, these proposals of Zhao Junchen can certainly help the Hetao War and the Hubu Yamen solve the immediate problems, but the person in charge of the proposal must be thankless and have an unbearable ending.

Since Zhao Junchen has made it clear that he is unwilling to come forward, with his status and status, no one dares to force him, so Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen hit each other with their ideas, wanting the other party to take the initiative to propose Zhao Junchen's proposal to the imperial court.

Zhao Junchen's proposal can be described as a hot potato, and both of them didn't dare to take over, so they argued with each other in front of Zhao Junchen.

Both of them are shrewd, intelligent, and eloquent, and they both came up with a lot of reasons for the other party to take responsibility for the blame, but no one could convince anyone.

However, seeing that the two of them shirked their responsibilities and did not take responsibility, the prestige and image of the two of them in the household department also declined rapidly.

In this way, Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen argued for a long time, but there was still no result, but after Zhao Junchen on the throne saw this scene, his expression became darker and darker, and he seemed to be extremely angry!

Seeing that the two were going to continue arguing, Zhao Junchen suddenly slapped the table and said angrily: "Enough!" ”

With Zhao Junchen's sudden anger, all the household officials trembled and looked in awe, and Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen hurriedly bowed their heads to listen to the training.

Zhao Junchen stretched out his hand and pointed at the two of them, his arm was trembling a little, obviously he was too agitated and angry, and reprimanded loudly: "Hong Shilang! Horse Squire! The two of you have really disappointed this cabinet! The imperial court is currently in a difficult situation, you don't want to serve with all your heart and take the lead, but only care about shirking responsibility and protecting yourself, are you worthy of Your Majesty's trust? Are you worthy of the court? Are you worthy of the expectations of the people?

The household yamen is responsible for the financial revenue and expenditure of the imperial court, which seems to be full of oil and water, but whether it is the taxation of the people everywhere, or the distribution of expenditures from all sides, it is all an errand that offends people! If you don't have any responsibility, how can you stay in the household department? The household department is a place to do practical things, not a place for you to make oil and water and mix qualifications! If you don't have a militaristic plan in your heart, and you only think about pursuing advantages and avoiding disadvantages, I don't think you should continue to work in the household department! ”

Speaking of this, Zhao Junchen seemed to be a little out of breath, but his emotions were becoming more and more excited, his expression was full of pain, and he kept patting the table in front of him, and shouted: "Three months!" This pavilion has only been away from the household for three months! The household department, which used to be the example of the major yamen of the imperial court, has become like this! After years of painstaking management, it was not easy for the household yamen to operate well, but it suddenly became a place that only knew how to prevaricate! The hard work of this pavilion for many years has been put into flowing water......"

Then, Zhao Junchen saw that many household officials were ashamed, and his eyes were full of disdain when he looked at Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen, and he knew that his purpose of acting had been achieved.

So, Zhao Junchen's body suddenly twitched, and then he fainted in front of all the household officials!

After seeing Zhao Junchen faint suddenly, all the household officials changed their expressions, and the main hall of the household yamen was also in chaos.

"Zhao Gechen! Zhao Gechen fainted! ”

"Quick! Go to the palace and ask the imperial doctor to come over! ”

"It's over! Zhao Gechen fainted, don't have an accident! ”

When all the officials of the household department exclaimed, Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen were both pale in complexion.

What happened to this matter, especially Zhao Junchen's heart-wrenching words just now, once it spreads, the reputation of the two of them will be completely finished, and the careers of the two of them will come to an end!

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Zhao Junchen's coma was naturally disguised.

He had long expected that Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen would not dare to take responsibility, and they would definitely pass the buck to each other, and this situation was a good time for Zhao Junchen to show his acting skills and arouse public opinion!

Emperor Deqing hoped that Zhao Junchen would help Hubu tide over the immediate difficulties, and Zhao Junchen would naturally not let Emperor Deqing get his wish!

However, the logistics of the Hetao war could not be delayed after all, so Zhao Junchen still put forward his own suggestions out of the idea of taking the overall situation into account.

Zhao Junchen believed that the imperial court would eventually accept his proposal if he had no choice.

At that time, the Hetao battle can continue smoothly, and Zhao Junchen's hard work and follow-up plans will not be abandoned halfway.

However, there are too many messes in the household department's yamen, even if it is to solve the logistics of the Hetao war, there are still things to deal with such as autumn tax storage, general report of income and expenditure, hundreds of officials, canal dredging, etc.!

After the end of the Hetao War, the imperial court will have a lot of troubles for the Hetao area, such as border relocation, garrisoning, and land reclamation.

These things are not as urgent as the logistics of the Hetao War, Zhao Junchen naturally deliberately left them behind, which will make the chaos of the Hubu Yamen continue, until Emperor Deqing makes a compromise and returns the Hubu Yamen to Zhao Junchen!

In the end, the financial power of the imperial court, the turnover of grain and grass, will still be tightly grasped by Zhao Junchen!

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Zhao Junchen is a cabinet assistant minister who has just made great contributions, and at the height of the limelight, he suddenly fainted in the household yamen, and naturally he can't hide it no matter what.

Soon, this matter has spread throughout the capital, and all forces have received the news.

At the same time, the reason for Zhao Junchen's coma, his evaluation of Hong Zhengshuo and Ma Sen, and Zhao Junchen's heart-wrenching cry soon became known.

said that after the seventh prince Zhu Hejian hurriedly left the Taihe Palace, he fainted in his sedan chair.

His personal eunuch Jia Lun was a calm man, and after he found out that Zhu Hejian was unconscious, he knew that this matter must not be leaked, otherwise Zhu Hejian's plan to inherit the throne would fail.

So, Jia Lun just ordered the sedan chair man to quickly carry the sedan chair back to the Seven Princes' Mansion, and when Zhu Hejian's sedan chair arrived at the Seven Princes' Mansion, Jia Lun withdrew everyone and personally carried Zhu Hejian back to the bedroom to rest.

Because Zhu Hejian's body has been sick since childhood, Jia Lun, who has always been by Zhu Hejian's side, also knows some medical skills, and after initially diagnosing Zhu Hejian's condition, he knew that Zhu Hejian was only seriously overdrawn and the situation was not particularly serious.

So, Jia Lun pinched Zhu Hejian's middle man hard to bring him back to his senses.

After Zhu Hejian regained consciousness, but he was still weak and dizzy, Jia Lun took out the pills prepared in advance and fed them to Zhu Hejian.

After about half an hour, Zhu Hejian finally regained some strength and finally had a clearer mind.

After seeing this scene, Jia Lun secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, but his expression was still extremely calm, just while feeding Zhu Hejian water, he advised: "Your Highness, your body seems to have recovered to normal, but it still can't withstand any fatigue, once you overwork, you will be in danger of falling ill...... You are in a hurry to show your physical recovery these days, and you have been overdrawing your physical strength, but you are a little too much! If it weren't for the fact that you have been overdrawing your body during this time, you would not have been seized by Zhao Junchen today to plot ruthlessly, and almost exposed your flaws. ”

After hearing Jia Lun mention Zhao Junchen's name, Zhu Hejian's expression was full of viciousness, and he gritted his teeth and said coldly: "Zhao Junchen, he definitely did it on purpose!" Zhang Decheng is his person, he must have learned about my physical condition from Zhang Decheng! That's why you took this opportunity to plot against me! This person's methods are really vicious! ”

After speaking, Zhu Hejian turned his head to Jia Lun and asked, "The spies we planted in the Zhao Mansion are still there?" ”

Jia Lun shook his head and said: "Since the last time we poisoned Zhang Yu'er, the spies we planted in the Zhao Mansion suddenly disappeared, and there is no one alive or dead!" During this period of time, the vigilance of the Zhao Mansion has been very strong, and the spies planted in the Zhao Mansion by various forces have disappeared. ”

Zhu Hejian said: "No matter what means are used, we must insert some more eyeliner and internal response to the Zhao Mansion, this person's threat is too great!" I must grasp Zhao Junchen's every move in time! When it comes to the critical time, I want him to taste the taste of diamond powder! ”

Speaking of the back, Zhu Hejian was already gritting his teeth.

Jalen nodded and said, "I'll arrange it as soon as possible!" ”

Zhu Hejian's mood calmed down a little, and he said: "You're right, I'm really anxious to show myself during this time, and it's a little too much...... My body has not fully recovered, and I must pay attention to rest in the future, and something like today's sudden fainting must not happen again! Zhao Junchen, your revenge for causing me to faint to death today will definitely be ......"

However, before Zhu Hejian finished speaking, he heard a report outside the dormitory: "Manager Jia, I just received the news that Zhao Junchen passed out in the household department......"

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